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May 10: Northern Lights
Barely a month after the Total Solar Eclipse, the skies over Vermont put on a spectacular lights show on Friday, May 10, as the Aurora Borealis was extraordinarily active across the Northern Hemisphere. We share a gallery from reader submissions around the region.
Easter Parade & Egg Hunt 2024
Waterbury Rotary Club’s annual rite of springtime managed to fall right in between spring’s two giant snowstorms as hundreds of youngsters and their families met up at Pilgrim Park for the Easter parade and egg hunt.
Springtime snow, sun… repeat
We know better than to think winter’s run its course while the calendar still says “March” and the first day of spring has sprung.
Straddling winter & spring
Early March swings from winter to spring and back again, often in the course of one morning. Snow and sun. And mud.
Mostly gray January
Oh January, you had to go and set a new record, but you couldn’t pick snowiest or sunniest. No, you nailed “cloudiest” pretty solidly.
So many Santas | December 2023
Santa Claus definitely has Waterbury on his radar this year with a multitude of appearances recently. Here are some scenes captured by photographer Gordon Miller at recent holiday events in downtown
New menorah adds light to Rusty Parker Park
A small but hardy group of about two dozen gathered after dark on Sunday, Dec. 10, at Rusty Parker Memorial Park to light a new 10-foot-tall menorah in celebration of Chanukah.
Veterans Day 2023
A few scenes from the American Legion’s Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony at Rusty Parker Memorial Park.
Reader Foliage Photos 2023
Many thanks to our readers who shared their foliage shots this season. Tell us your favorite and we will send the photographer a prize.
Halloween 2023
Without rain, snow or a pandemic to dampen Halloween spirits, people in Waterbury took to the streets this week to celebrate their favorite fall holiday.
Scenes Around Town | October
October in Waterbury doesn’t disappoint. Photographer Gordon Miller captures scenes of folks relishing bursts of late-summer recreation on the water and signs of the changing seasons.
September scenes: Biking to school, Sunzilla, free books & more
Here are some September Scenes Around Town including Waterbury LEAP’s first Walk and Bike to School Day, the Rotary’s Hunt for Sunzilla (and the Other Green Monster) and the Children’s Literacy Foundation’s first community event since its grand opening in Waterbury Center earlier this year. And of course, Gordon Miller captures special moments in his travels.
Aug. 7-12 | Relay runners, classic cars, Broadway at Harwood
The week of August 7 had a little bit of everything happening in town and near by: relay runners, classic cars and a little bit of Broadway at Harwood. Gordon Miller captured the scenes.
Summer bugs
Here’s a little collection of summertime flying insects going about their work, by Gordon Miller of course.
Spring slides into summer | May & June
Just like that, July is upon us and summer’s in full swing. Before it gets too far along, here’s a look at some Scenes Around Town captured by Photographer Gordon Miller in May and June.
Scenes Around Town | April 2023
Photographer Gordon Miller has captured many signs of spring in his travels around town in the past week or so.
Scenes from Harwood Union’s ‘The Sound of Music’
If you missed the production - or maybe you’d like another look - here's the program and a slideshow of scenes from “The Sound of Music” by Harwood Union Middle/High School's theater program, April 6-8.
Egg-cellent conditions for the Easter Parade and Egg Hunt
Conditions came together on Saturday for one of Waterbury Rotary’s best-attended Easter Parades and Egg Hunts in recent memory.
Doggone weekend events
Vermonters love their dogs and folks in Waterbury have been enjoying special canine time recently at weekend events meant to get people and friendly tail-wagging friends together.
In the final days of 2021, Jesse McDougall took his snowboard and video camera up to Sugarbush Resort in Warren where he met Waterbury Center's Avery Bard.